CURRICULUM VITAE

Mansah Prah Department of Sociology, University of Cape Coast, GHANA Tel : 00233 - 42 – 36072, Fax : 00233 - 42 – 34072 Email: (see website)

Personal Address: P.O. Box 089, University Post Office, Cape Coast, GHANA Tel:00233-42-33942 OR Mobile Phone 00233-24-387963

Date and Place of Birth

Nationality Languages

Education

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4. 8.1954, Accra, Ghana.

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Ghanaian

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English, German, French, Ga, Akan.

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University of Heidelberg, Germany-1972-1981. MA 1978

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University of Frankfurt, Germany- Ph.D (Magna cum Laude). 1984

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University of Kassel, Germany- Post Doctoral Diploma, Higher Education and International Development. 1984

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Work Experience University of Cape Coast Current Vice Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences Associate Professor, Department of Sociology (since 12. 2002) •

Teach various graduate and undergraduate courses

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Supervise undergraduate projects and graduate theses

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Carry out research

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Acting Head of Department since October 2000

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I write research proposals and generally fund raise for the department

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Serve on various committees of Academic Board and Council

Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology (1997- 2002) •

Taught various graduate and undergraduate courses

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Supervised undergraduate projects and graduate theses

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Carried out research

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Acting Head of Department since October 2000

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Coordinated review of the undergraduate and graduate curricula of the department

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Served on various committees of Academic Board and Council

Lecturer, Department of Sociology (1985-1987; 1991-1997) •

Taught various graduate and undergraduate courses

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Supervised undergraduate projects

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National University of Lesotho, Roma, Lesotho Lecturer, Department of Sociology and Anthropology ( 1987-1989) •

Taught various courses at the undergraduate level

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Supervised undergraduate projects

Courses Taught Undergraduate Level • Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology; Sociological Theory; Structure of Social Science; Social Change; Research Methods; Sociology of Religion; Women and Society; Gender and Sexuality; Rural Sociology; Gender and Development; Sociology of Education; Political Sociology Graduate Level • Rural Sociology; Gender and Development; Sociology of Education

Research Interests •

Gender issues – gender violence, gender and education, gender and development, women and political participation; popular culture

Fellowships •

Fulbright Scholar for Women’s and African Studies, Great Lakes Colleges Association, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA. Scholar in Residence at: Hope College, Holland, Michigan Denison University, Granville, Ohio College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio (1989-1990)

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Visiting Scholar, Women's Studies Centre, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, Washington (USAID University Development Linkages Project) May 1994

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Associate, African Gender Institute, University of Cape Town, South Africa (AprilJune 1997)

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Fulbright Senior Research Scholar, Wellesley Centres for Research on Women, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts (March- August 1998) 3

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Visiting Professor, Institut fuer Erziehungswissenschaften, Universitaet Innsbruck, Austria (April-May 2002)

Consultancies •

Consultant, Evaluation of NGOs for Post-Harvest Project, Southern Ghana. For GTZ. Sept. 1992

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Consultant, Institutional Analysis of SamSam Pineapple Producers Co-operative. Planner for segments specifically relating to women farmers. For the Ghana Export Promotion Council. August 1993

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Consultant, UNDP/Ministry of Local Government Poverty Reduction Programme. Planner for Segment on Women in Development. Aug. 1994

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Consultant, Ministry of Education/Development and Women's Studies, University of Ghana. Study on Developing Feasible Strategies to improve Women’s Participation in Tertiary Education, particularly Science and Technology. Jan. 1995

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Consultant, National Preparatory Process for Habitat II. For Ministry of Works and Housing / Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology Oct. 1995

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Consultant, Review of Proposed Poverty Reduction Projects and Programmes. For National Development and Planning Commission. Nov. 1995

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Consultant, National Research on Violence against Women. For The British Council, and The Gender Research and Human Rights Documentation Centre Nov. 1998 to June 1999

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Consultant, Dualisation of Accra-Kumasi Road. Preparation of Social Impact Assessment. For A-Environmental Management Consultancy. Sept. 2002

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Consultant, Gender Mainstreaming of the Sustainable Fisheries Livelihood Project, Moree, Central Region. For Ministry of Food and Agriculture/FAO. Jan. 2003

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International Exposure •

Have traveled to and spent time in Tanzania, Nigeria, The Gambia, Senegal, Lesotho, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Britain, Italy, Germany, Austria, The United States and The People’s Republic of China.

Public and Community Service •

Member, Steering Committee, Brong Ahafo District Support Project, DFID/Ministry of Food and Agriculture (since 2001)

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Member, Board of Directors, Foundation for Security and Development in Africa (FOSDA) since 2001

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Member, Board of Directors, Third World Network, Africa Secretariat ( since 1999)

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Member, Board of Directors, Integrated Social Development Centre (ISODEC) ( since 1999)

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Member, UNDP Advisory Committee for UN World Development Report – Ghana (1995)

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Member, Board of Directors, Cape Coast Ecumenical Centre for Women (1993-1994)

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Chairperson, Central Region Advisory Committee to the National Council on Women and Development ( 1993-1995)

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University Representative on National Advisory Board to Ministry of Local Government (1986)

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PUBLICATIONS AND PAPERS Book: 1.

Prah, Mansah. Editor. Women's Studies with a Focus on Ghana: Selected Readings. 1995. Schriesheim, Germany: Books on African Studies.

Publications in refereed journals: 2. Prah, Mansah and Werner Freund, Review. Gertraud Heise, Reise in die Schwarze Haut. In, Frankfurter Blätter zu Erziehung und Entwicklung, Werkstatt Bericht. No.1/1981: 92-93. Universität Frankfurt, Professur für Pädagogik in der Dritten Welt 3. Reflexionen über Feminismus und Genderfragen in Afrika (Reflections on Feminism and Gender in Africa). In, Frauensolidarität, 46/4/1993: 15-3 4. The Development of Women's Studies in Ghana. In, Women's Studies Quarterly. Vol.XXIV Nos. 1 and 2, June, 1996: 412- 422 5. Violence Against Women: Experiences From Ghana. In, Ife Psychologia. Vol.8 No. 1, March 2000 : 2-29 6. Prah, Mansah and Ayerakwa, Moses. How Rape Offenders view their Crimes :A Study of Offenders in Selected Police Cells and the Central Prison in Kumasi, Ghana . In, Ife Psychologia. Vol. 9. No.1 March 2001 7. Gender Issues in Ghanaian Tertiary Institutions: Women Academics and Administrators at the University of Cape Coast. In, Ghana Studies. Vol. 5. Fall 2002

Publications in refereed conference proceedings: 8. Women and Women and Education in Ghana. In, Gender Analysis Workshop Report, DAWS/IAS (Development and Women Studies/Institute of African Studies) University of Ghana, 1992: 83-91 9. Weibliche Rollen und Selbstwahrnehmung: Einige Perspektiven aus Ghana (Girls' and Women's Self-Perception: Some Perspectives from Ghana). In, Verena Haller, ed. 1994. Mädchen zwischen Tradition und Moderne: 81-103. Innsbruck: Oesterreichischer StudienVerlag 10. Constraints Limiting the Access of Women to Production Inputs in Ghana. In, Steven A.Breth, ed. 1997. Women, Agricultural 6

Intensification, and Household Food Security. Mexico City: Sasakawa Africa Association: 82-89

Contributed chapters in books 11.

Studium in der Bundesrepublik und danach? Erfahrungen mit Rückkehr und Reintegration. In, Ingrid Habermann and Mauricio Salazar, eds. 1995. Studieren und Arbeiten im Spannungsfeld Nord-Süd. Frankfurt: Iko verlag: 109-115

12. Nana Yaa Asantewaa. In, Ann Commire, ed. 1998. Women in World History. Los Angeles: Yorkin Publications. 13. Justice Annie Jiaggie. In, Ann Commire, ed. 1998. Women in World History. Vol. 8: 163-7. Los Angeles:Yorkin Publications 14. Women’s and Children’s Responses to Violence. In, Kathy Cusack and Dorcas , Coker-Appiah, eds.1999. Breaking the Silence and Challenging the Myths of Violence against Women and Children in Ghana. Accra: Gender Research and Human Rights Documentation Research Centre: 84-107 15. Outcomes to Women’s and Children’s Responses; In, Kathy Cusack and Dorcas Coker-Appiah, eds.1999. Breaking the Silence and Challenging the Myths of Violence against Women and Children in Ghana: Accra: Gender Research and Human Rights Documentation Centre: 108-119 16. Forthcoming. Adomako Ampofo, Akosua and Mansah Prah. You can Beat Your Wife, but Only a Little Bit: The Cultural Context of Violence. To be published in, Takyiwaa Manuh, ed. Theoretical Perspectives on Violence against Women and Children in Ghana. Accra: Gender Research and Human Rights Documentation Centre. 17. Forthcoming. Mansah Prah and Akosua Adomako Ampofo. Punishment, Discipline and Violence against Women and Children in Ghana. To be published in, Takyiwaa Manuh, ed. Theoretical Perspectives on Violence against Women and Children in Ghana. Accra: Gender Research and Human Rights Documentation Centre. 18. Submitted for review. Some Reflections on Women’s Organisations, the State and Gender Politics in Ghana. (Women’s Studies International Quarterly)

Work in progress 19. In preparation. Researching Gender Roles: A Resource Book for Students. 20. In preparation. Hairdressing Salon visits as Popular Culture and the Professionalisation of Hairdressing in Ghana. 7

21. In preparation (with Nancy Lundgren). Disappearing Dodos: Reflections on Women and Academic Freedom Based on Experiences from Ghana and the United States. 22. In preparation (with Nancy Lundgren) Building Cultural Bridges: Conversations Across Cultures

Papers Presented at Workshops/ Seminars 1. Traditional and Cultural Values of the African Woman in the 21st Century. Keynote address presented at the Women’s Day, Pan African Historical Theatre Festival (PANAFEST), Cape Coast , July 2003 2. Human Security. Presented at the International Hearing on Human Security, organized by the Africa Institute. Pretoria 2002. 3. Decentralisation and Sustainable Livelihoods for the Rural Poor in Ghana. Presented at DFID/IIED Seminar on Sustainable Livelihoods for the Rural Poor in West Africa . Accra.2000. 4. Social and Cultural Opportunities and Constraints: Implementing The Beijing Platform for Action in Ghana. ISODEC/British Council. 1996. 5. Reflections on Gender and Ideology in Ghana. 8th CODESRIA General Assembly and Conference on Crises, Conflicts and Transformations: Responses and Perspectives. Dakar.1995. 6. The Status of Women's Studies in Ghana. Paper presented at NGO Forum, 4th World Conference on Women, Beijing. 1995. 7. Is there a Global Sisterhood? Keynote address at Global Awareness Conference: Embracing Women's Values, Spokane, Eastern Washington, 1994. 8. With Exonam Adjapong-Ntrah and Victoria Annor, Women of Akotokyere: A Study of Village Women's Lives. Presented at Seminar, Legon: Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana. 1993. 9. Reflections on the Teaching of Gender-Related Subjects in an African Setting: Experiences from the University of Cape Coast. Presented at the University of Cape Coast. 1993. 10. Women's Studies in Africa: A Challenge or a Fad? Presented at Lewis and Clark College, Portland, Oregon, 1990.

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11. Central Issues Facing Women in Africa: Theories and Realities. Paper presented at St. Lawrence University, Canton, New York, 1990. 12. Women, Power and Culture in Africa. Keynote address at African Studies/Women's Studies Joint Conference of the Great Lakes College Association. Granville, Ohio, 1989. 13. Women's Realities in Contemporary Ghana. Paper presented at Brown Bag Lunch Seminar Series. Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 1989. 14. Degenerating Family Structures. Paper presented to a Workshop of the Lesotho Planned Parenthood Association. Maseru, 1989. 15. Problems and Issues in the Teaching of Women's Studies: The Case of Cape Coast University. Presented at UNESCO/University of Zimbabwe Sub-Regional Seminar on Curriculum Development, Research and Teaching on Women's Studies in Higher Education in Southern Africa. Harare, 1987. 16. Delinquency and Housing. Paper presented for the UN Year for Shelter Week. Cape Coast, 1987. 17. Education in Ghana: Sociological Perspectives. Paper presented for Silver Jubilee Week, University of Cape Coast, 1987. 18. What Our Children Read in School. Paper presented at the 15th Annual Conference of the Ghana Sociological Association, Accra, 1986.

Conferences and Workshops Attended

1. First Working Group Meeting, Strengthening Gender and Women’s Studies for Africa’s Transformation Project. The African Gender Institute, University of Cape Town, and the Development and Women’s Studies Programme, University of Ghana. Accra. May 2003 2. International Hearing on Human Security in Africa. Africa Institute, Pretoria. October 2002 3. Workshop on Human Security and the Proliferation of Small Arms in Africa. Safer Africa. Pretoria. December 2002

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4. International Conference on The Military Question in West Africa: Options for Constitutional and Democratic Control. Accra. June 2001 5. All African Workshop on Violence against Women. British Council, Accra. January 2000 6. DFID/IIED Seminar on Sustainable Livelihoods for the Rural Poor in West Africa . Accra. September 2000 7. FAWE Workshop on Developing Proposal Writing Skills for University Women. University of Niamey, Niger. October 1999 8. International Conference on Gendering the Millennium. University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland . September, 1998 9. International Workshop on Women, Agricultural Intensification and Household Food Security: Developing Gender-Sensitive Programmes for Policy makers, Researchers and Extension Workers. Sasakawa Centre for Continuing Education in Agriculture, University of Cape Coast. June,1996. 10. ISODEC/British Council Workshop on Creating Optimal Conditions for the Implementation of Ghanaian Priorities in the Beijing Platform of Action. Accra, February,1996. 11. NGO Forum. 4th World Conference on Women. Beijing, August 1995. 12. 8th CODESRIA General Assembly and Conference on Crises, Conflicts and Transformations: Responses and Perspectives. Dakar, June 1995. 13. DAWS/British Council Seminar on Enhancing Gender Research and Training: Dialogue with Policy Makers, Politicians and NGO's: Accra, February 1995. 14. Global Awareness Conference for Women. Embracing Women's Values, Spokane, Washington State, USA. May 1994. 15. Interdisciplinary International Seminar on Girls' Socialization. University of Innsbruck, June 1993. 16. Workshop on Gender Analysis. Institute of African Studies/ Development and Women's Studies, University of Ghana, Legon, May 1992.

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17. Commonwealth Secretariat Workshop for Women Managers in Higher Education. Banjul, December 1992. 18. UNESCO/University of Zimbabwe, Seminar on Curriculum Development, Research and Teaching on Women's Studies in Higher Education in Southern Africa, Harare, August 1987. 19. 15th Annual Conference of the Ghana Sociological Association, Accra, 1986.

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THESES 1. Prah, Mansah 1984 .The Portrayal of Life in English Language Textbooks of Ghanaian Primary Schools. Ph.D Thesis, University of Frankfurt, Germany 2. Prah, Mansah 1978. Perspectives on the Emancipation of Women with Special Reference to Ghana. M.A. Thesis, University of Heidelberg, Germany

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Referees 1. Professor Sandra E. Greene, 209 Elmwood Ave, Ithaca, NY 14850 –4801 Email: [email protected] 2. Professor Kofi Awusabo Asare, Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana 3. Dr. Victor Ametewee, Department of Sociology, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana

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